Hulman Center

Hulman Center
Construction

Former names	Hulman Civic-University Center
Location	200 North 8th Street Terre Haute, IN 47809
Owner	Indiana State University
Operator	Indiana State University
Capacity	10,200
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	December 17, 1971
Opened	December 14, 1973
Construction cost	$10 million ($54 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	Sverdrup & Parcel
Tenants
Indiana State Sycamores (Men's Basketball)

Hulman Center is a 10,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA.^[2] Initially named the Hulman Civic-University Center, the facility opened on December 14, 1973.^[3] Funded by donations and bond issues after an initial $2.5 million challenge gift from philanthropist Tony Hulman, the patriarch of the local Hulman family,^[4] it is home to the Indiana State Sycamores basketball team.^[2] It has hosted many concerts (including Elvis Presley,^[5] Frank Sinatra,^[5] Johnny Carson,^[6] and John Denver),^[7] several NCAA championship events including the 1974 Midwest Region of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The NCAA men's gymnastics finals, and the 1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game.^[8]

The University, city of Terre Haute and Vigo County have begun the process of renovating, enlarging Hulman Center, to include convention center space.^[9]^[10]

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
1 2 Hulman Center at nmnathletics.com, URL accessed December 5, 2009. Archived 12/5/09
↑ Hulman Civic Center at indstate.edu, URL accessed December 5, 2009. Archived 12/5/09
↑ http://library.indstate.edu/archives/exhibits/architecture/HulmanCenter.htm
1 2 Hulman Center / Tilson Auditorium at smartmoney.wcities.com, URL accessed December 5, 2009. Archived 12/5/09
↑ Sycamore Showcase member ushered entertainment icons by Mark Bennett at cnhinews.com, URL accessed December 5, 2009. Archived 12/5/09
↑ Mark Bennett: Hulman Center in midst of its longest concert dry spell at tribstar.com, URL accessed December 5, 2009. Archived 12/5/09
↑ http://www.mac-sports.com/documents/2015/3/5/2014MACRecordBook.pdf
↑ http://www.wthr.com/article/terre-haute-board-approves-funding-for-hulman-center-renovation
↑ http://wthitv.com/2016/06/22/75-million-project-continues-to-move-forward/

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Indiana State University
Buildings	Condit House Fairbanks Hall Hulman Center and Tilson Auditorium Normal Hall Indiana State University Recreational Center Stalker Hall Tirey Hall University Hall
Culture	WISU-FM Indiana State University Marching Sycamores WZIS-FM
Regional Campuses	Indiana State University - Muncie Indiana State University - Evansville
Athletics	Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Men's Basketball Indiana State Women's Basketball Indiana State Baseball Indiana State Football Indiana State Women's Basketball Hulman Center Memorial Stadium
Notable People	Bruce Baumgartner Birch Bayh Junius Bibbs Larry Bird Willa Brown George Washington Buckner Lotus Coffman Tony George Hulman family Tommy John Kurt Thomas (gymnast) John Wooden
Presidents	Jones Brown Parsons Hines Tirey Holmstedt Rankin Landini Moore Benjamin Bradley

Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Venues	North Hall (1895–1923) William H. Wiley High School Gymnasium (1923–1928) ISU Gymnasium (1928–1962) College Arena (1962–1973) Hulman Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	"Cheer for the Blue and White" "March On! (You Fighting Sycamores)"
People	Head coaches All-Century Team
Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Division I Final Four appearance in italics

Basketball arenas in the Missouri Valley Conference
Carver Arena (Bradley, men's) Renaissance Coliseum (Bradley, women's) Knapp Center (Drake) Ford Center (Evansville) Redbird Arena (Illinois State) Hulman Center (Indiana State) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (Loyola) JQH Arena (Missouri State) McLeod Center (Northern Iowa) SIU Arena (Southern Illinois) Athletics–Recreation Center (Valparaiso)

Coordinates: 39°28′6″N 87°24′18″W / 39.46833°N 87.40500°W / 39.46833; -87.40500

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Hulman Center

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